Chronicles

2 results arranged by date

Twenty years after massacres, Rwanda stable but its media restricted

The Rwandan government has taken great strides in bringing stability to the country since the 1994 genocide that claimed 800,000 lives, but moves to allow greater press freedom have been slow. While government control of the media has loosened, many journalists remain fearful that the regulations are not enough to stop the harassment and threats, and that a lack of investment is damaging their professional reputation. A special report of the Committee to Protect Journalists by Anton Harber

Nairobi, July 18,
2012--Police in Kigali are holding a newspaper reporter whose employer had
earlier filed a complaint alleging that security agents had seized and
interrogated him, according to news reports.

On Tuesday, police
arrested Idriss Gasana Byiringiro, a political reporter for the private weekly Chronicles, on
suspicion of providing false information, the paper reported. The journalist has
not been allowed access to his family or a lawyer, according to news reports
and local journalists. No formal charges have been publicly disclosed.